Shine Window Care opens in Midland

By John Kennett jkennett@mdn.net

Published 9:00 am, Thursday, May 23, 2013

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SEAN PROCTOR | sproctor@mdn.netMark Haskin, of Shine Window Care, washes windows in downtown Midland on Wednesday afternoon. Haskin said that after lunch he planned to ask various downtown businesses if they were interested in having their windows cleaned. less

SEAN PROCTOR | sproctor@mdn.netMark Haskin, of Shine Window Care, washes windows in downtown Midland on Wednesday afternoon. Haskin said that after lunch he planned to ask various downtown businesses if they ... more

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Owned by Jim and Mary Reif and managed by son-in-law, Mark Haskin, Shine Window Care and Holiday Lighting is the epitome of a family business.

“We think it is amazing that we will get to spend more time with our daughter and son-in-law,” said owner Mary Reif, in a press release. “We are so excited to provide a wonderful service to the community we love, creating jobs and building relationships in the process.”

After daughter, Lauren, moved from Holland to Mount Pleasant to enroll in the physician’s assistant program at Central Michigan University, Jim and Mary saw an opportunity to grow closer to Lauren and Mark through a new family business venture, Shine Window Care.

It was in Holland, where Mark and Lauren had been students at Hope College, that Haskin received his first exposure to Shine Window Cleaning.

“I really loved working for Shine when I was living in Holland,” he said. “When we first discussed the opportunity to bring this business to Midland with Jim and Mary, we knew that it was a good fit for everyone.”

Jim, a surgeon at MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, saw an opportunity to bring to Midland a company that provides window cleaning, house washing, gutter service and holiday lighting services.

“The way the people at Shine headquarters talked about Mark when I first inquired about the business really made me excited about this opportunity,” he said. “In our family we do what we can to stay close and connected. Starting a business together is a tremendous opportunity for our family to focus on what is most important, all while servicing our community.”

The Reif’s franchise covers Midland, Bay, Saginaw and Isabella counties along with the surrounding areas.

Even though Shine is based in Michigan, the company has an impact worldwide through Shine Inc., an organization that advocates for orphans in Africa.

The company website states: “Shine in Africa exists to 1. educate on the great need of the orphans in our world today 2. connect you to organizations and ways to help 3. provide financial assistance to organizations caring for orphans.”

For a free estimate on any of the services, contact Haskin at (989) 486-9387 or visit shine-windowcleaning.com/midland-michigan